KINGSTON — A Wilkes-Barre man is facing charges he swindled nearly $90,000 from his mother to support a gambling addiction while she was in a nursing home, according to court records.
Kingston police detectives in court records allege Orlando S. Blackwell, 41, of Chapel Street, transferred funds and issued himself checks from his mother’s accounts from March 2025 to July 2026, court records say.
A review of the woman’s accounts revealed $88,413 was stolen or misappropriated while Blackwell was designated as power-of-attorney over his mother’s financial affairs, according to court records.
Court records say a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Kingston, where the 81-year-old woman resides, reported questionable…